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PATROL SQUADRON 18
(VP-18)FLYING PHANTOMS
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VP-18 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUG | 1955 | - | JAN | 1956 | Iceland |
| AUG | 1958 | - | JAN | 1959 | Q |
| AUG | 1959 | - | JAN | 1960 | Mediterranean |
| OCT | 1959 | - | APR | 1960 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
| JUN | 1961 | - | NOV | 1961 | NAS Sigonella Sicily - 6 plane detachment |
| OCT | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
| OCT | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
| JUN | 1963 | - | DEC | 1963 | Keflavik Iceland - 6 plane detachment |
| JUN | 1963 | - | NOV | 1963 | Mediterranean |
| AUG | 1964 | - | NOV | 1964 | UNITAS |
| SEP | 1964 | - | DEC | 1964 | UNITAS |
| JAN | 1966 | - | OCT | 1968 | Guantanamo Bay |
| AUG | 1966 | - | DEC | 1966 | UNITAS |
| AUG | 1967 | - | DEC | 1967 | UNITAS |